Santacruz is a western suburb of Mumbai and is divided into two parts - East and West. Santacruz West is more affluent than the eastern part and is bordered by Juhu, Khar and Vile Parle. The area houses famous St. Teresa's Girls High School and Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana. The residential colonies in this suburb include Amar Subway Society, 1st & 2nd Gauthan Lane, Vithaldas Nagar Colony, the serve Bank of India Quarters, CHS, Sangeeta Apartments, Girnar CHS, Khotwadi, Shastri Nagar, Park, Bansraj Singh Estate etc. The Catholic neighbourhood of Santa Cruz West is very pristine and quiet area having lush dense gardens.
Connectivity
Due to its strategic location, Santa Cruz West finds itself well connected to major parts of Mumbai via road and railways. Main roads connecting this locality are Road, Swami Vivekananda Road, Linking Road and Tara Road. The locality is also adjacent to Western Highway and Western Railway Line which makes it accessible from different parts of city. A Skywalk has been built around this area that stretches from Podar School Complex (Santacruz W) to Western Highway (Santacruz E). The suburb is connected through BEST bus services with its depot situated on Swami Vivekanand Road near Milan Subway. Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport is the closest airport which is at a distance of 4 kms via Swami Vivekananda Road.
Schools and Hospitals
Popular Schools found in Santacruz West are R. N. Podar, A School, Greenfields, Little Flower Academy, rise, Tree House etc. Some of the prominent hospitals here are BD Kusum Rani wal, Green Cross, Iental Innovations, Score Point, akrishna Mission, Dr. Kashibai Maternity, Bhai Jassa Singh Memorial etc.
al Estate in Santacruz West
On comparing Santacruz East to the west, the latter offers better infrastructure facilities and is the reason for such high prices here. The average property price in Santacruz East is Rs 44688 per sq.ft with minimum and maximum price being Rs 24000 and Rs 75000 per sq.ft respectively. Some of the developers who have made their presence in this locality are Group, Supreme Universal, Group, Jaycee Homes, Parinee etc. Few amongst premium projects here are Group’s Avenue 54, Supreme Universal’s Stellar, Jaycee Homes’ Bhagtani pearl 3, Group’s Roopkala Apartments, Parinee’s Kyoto etc. Presently 16 projects are under construction here with 2 expected to get possession in 2014.
